With a few more months left for the ICD-10 transition, how prepared is your practice for the implementation? According to a survey conducted by Porter Research, approximately 67% respondents were sure that ICD-10 will be implemented on the scheduled date of 1 October 2015. In this blog, we will discuss about how to start ICD-10 […]
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Everything you Wanted to Know about ICD-10 End-to-End Testing

The Justifys for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is looking for around 850 volunteers to participate in the ICD-10 end-to-end testing in April 2015. The federal agency conducted a weeklong testing from November 17 to 21in 2014 with more than 500 healthcare providers, billing companies, clearinghouses and suppliers. Approximately 13,700 claims were submitted and the acceptance […]
Benefits of Transition to ICD-10 Medical Coding

ICD-10 coding system has been developed by the World Health Organization to help providers improve the quality of care. Compliance to the new system will also help them reduce the cost of care, enhance administrative performance and get accurate payment for new procedures. Financial Benefits of ICD-10 ICD-10 medical coding will enable physicians to bill […]
How Medical Coding Mistakes Affect your Revenue?
Medical coding errors lead to denied or delayed payments. Practices also lose significant time in tracking the source of the mistake. Since practices generate majority of their revenue through submission of CPT and ICD-9 codes to third party payers, physicians cannot afford to miss revenue opportunities due to coding errors. Alex PeterA Medical Coding Subject […]
ICD-10 Testing Weeks Set – Is Your Practice Prepared?
The Justify for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced ICD-10 testing weeks, leading into the implementation of the new coding system in 2015. There will be three testing weeks, viz., November 17 to 21, 2014, March 2 to 6, 2015 and June 1 to 5, 2015. It has announced these testing weeks to increase […]
In-house Vs. Outsource Medical Billing for Texas

Running an in-house billing department has various advantages for medical billing in Texas. Physicians can have complete control over their revenue cycle management (RCM), allowing them to closely monitor daily billing operations, implement changes quickly, and address issues in real-time. Providers in Texas can also exercise more control over their accounts receivable (AR) through in-house […]
Importance of ICD-10 for In-house Medical Coders
ICD-10 is a medical classification list issued by the World Health Organization. The 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems is used for coding various diseases, their symptoms and signs, complaints, abnormal findings and external causes that may cause such disease or injury. The ICD-10 code is used for […]
What Percentage of Healthcare Industry is Affected Due to ICD 10 Delay?
With the extended deadline of ICD-10, medical practices now have time till October 1, 2015 to train and test their capabilities with the new coding system. This delay has given another year to the providers to gear up for the new coding standard, but it has also affected the healthcare industry as a whole. Effect […]
Bursting ICD 10 Myths that Worry Care Providers the Most
Myths about ICD 10 have led care providers to believe it is difficult to implement the same. A close look at the misbeliefs will explain that they are either partly true or nearly as difficult to handle as is widely believed. ICD 10 is Quite Different from ICD 9 The two standards are indeed quite […]
How can Coders Prepare themselves for Challenges Post ICD-10?

Hospitals and healthcare providers are facing increased changes in coding regulations. They are looking for well-trained coding and billing staff to maximize revenue and ensure readiness for ICD-10. This has broadened the job scope for coders and billers. However, in order to take advantage of current market conditions, coders will have to prepare themselves for […]